Re: Mavis Beacon - Found it, Cathy!

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Found it, ! I thought I sold it a long time ago, since I

couldn't find it. We often sell our curriculum at the end of the

year, at the homeschool group's used curriculum sale. Go figure. .

Josh (my hoarding son who can't part with things) had it tucked away

in his bedroom. lol He came home for a minute, before flying back

out the door, and told me he had them, so went and got them for me.

He used more than one typing software program, but said he liked both.

The first one is called " Jump Start Typing " . Here is a link to the

software on their website, but you might be able to find it cheaper,

elsewhere. Still this will give you an idea of what it looks like.

http://shop.knowledgeadventure.com/Products/JumpStart-Typing__20121.aspx

It is for kids ages 7-10, so it is for beginners. Ours is an older

version for Win 95, so don't know what the new one is like. But, it

sounds similar. Here's the description:

" Designed specifically for kids, JumpStart Typing combines our

award-winning learning system with exciting game play to make learning

to type fun and easy. Children become accomplished typists while being

entertained and engaged in four extreme sporting events including rock

climbing, skateboarding, soccer and snowboarding. "

The other software he used is Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. It says it

is version 12. It is for Win 95/98, 2000, ME, and XP. So if you have

any of those versions of Windows, it will work for you. He said this

one had games too. He didn't have a favorite, he said both were good.

Hope that is helpful. )

BJ

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> Hey BJ,

> I looked up Mavis Beacon. Do you recall what version you had that

Josh liked

> so much?

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> Thanks,

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